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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I come from the affected area. There are 649 police reservists in West Pokot County. For the first time, there are only just 200 police reservists in Elgeyo-Marakwet County. In fact, it will still need other 400 police reservists. The reason why Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo brought a Motion here last time on payment of reservists and we passed it was because he knew there were more in his county and Turkana County. For the first time, we have 200 police reservists in Elgeyo- Marakwet County. It is also a lie to say that police reservists are civilians because they are not. They are given Government guns and regulated Government bullets and they must account for all of them. They also operate under the command of the police and that is why they are called the national police reservists. So, it will be a lie to the nation to say it is a group of civilians. There is a reason why because this happens in Samburu, Turkana and north eastern because of the challenges and we have appreciated about the terrain and so forth. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, think about a woman who was killed in Kipsaraman plus a baby who was three months old. Do you want to say that you will not give a shoot to kill order on such a bandit? Do you want to tell me that you will talk to that bandit just like that when all the Tugens and the Njemps have moved and are now in Mochongoi and in a short while they will be in Nyandarua? We are not saying that these are ordinary Pokots. I have Pokot blood because my grandmother is Pokot. We are not saying that all Pokots are bandits. What we are saying is that there are bandits who come from certain counties. They could be Pokots or they could be having support from another county but we do not know that. However, those bandits must be shot and killed to protect civilians. What is the role of the Government and why do they have arms if they are not going to shoot and kill characters? Are you going to tell me that an Al Shabaab who takes hostage a building in Nairobi will be left to go and then people say we should negotiate? Whom will you be negotiating with? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you give me another three minutes because you gave my colleague five, I will appreciate because this is really emotive."
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